Dimness
['dɪmnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being dim or lacking contrast.
(noun.) the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity.
(noun.) the state of being poorly illuminated.
Inputed by Abner--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state or quality / being dim; lack of brightness, clearness, or distinctness; dullness; obscurity.
(n.) Dullness, or want of clearness, of vision or of intellectual perception.
Checker: Rene
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See DIM_and_OBSCURE]
Edited by Clifford
Examples
- Slowly the launch drifted round in a pathetic, clumsy circle, and slunk away to the land, retreating into the dimness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The light rose in the room, then sank to a small dimness, as the flame sank down on the candle, before it mounted again. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Gravel grated beneath their feet, and about them was the transparent dimness of a midsummer night. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The actual world at their feet was veiling itself in dimness, and across the valley a clear moon rose in the denser blue. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I contended with my inward dimness of vision, before which clouds yet rolled. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Nothing but a chilling dimness was seen or felt. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The sharp pang passed; the dimness cleared from her vision. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I noticed a curious dimness and dullness in her eyes--not as if she had been crying but as if she had been looking at something too long. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Conceive a dell, deep-hollowed in forest secresy; it lies in dimness and mist: its turf is dank, its herbage pale and humid. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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